Example Sentences

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And in this final season, arriving Friday, May 26, on Netflix, the Rayburns are atoning for their sins.

From New York Times • May 19, 2017

At the same time, they are atoning for previous lapses and trying to overcome the bureaucratic inertia that is as integral to the functioning of a newspaper as the zealous pursuit of the truth.

From New York Times • Nov. 5, 2015

How come, when we engage in humanitarian activities re Viet Nam, we are atoning for our collective sins?

From Time Magazine Archive

We are now retracing our steps; we are atoning nobly for sins of omission and commission on the part of our ancestors. 

From The Religious Life of London by Ritchie, J. Ewing (James Ewing)

You are atoning, I groaned, for the sins of your ancestors; the curse of those who were burned at the stake is burning you here.

From The Scarlet Banner by Dahn, Felix